This past Thanksgiving I was finally able to re-unite with a trunk that I inherited from my Great Aunt Jane, many years ago.
![trunk closed](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2782/4161042041_0cb18e4c4a.jpg)
It's a beautiful trunk! And I'm so happy I finally have settled down into a house so I can take possession over it. When I was a kid we had a trunk that held ALL our Halloween costumes. I've already began to fill this trunk with some Halloween costumes but before it gets totally full I wanted to share with you the characteristics of my an antique trunk.
First when I opened it, there was the picture of a lady staring back at me
![trunk open](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4161800222_fa4a8ab162.jpg)
I wonder where all this woman has traveled...
![trunk lady](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2712/4161046459_b3fab6f843.jpg)
Then if you notice the bottom....
![trunk sides](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2490/4158981560_30ef83e79c.jpg)
NEWSPAPER!!!!
![trunk bottom](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2508/4158218827_3d8554aae5.jpg)
And not just any newspaper, it's a couple of pages from The Kansas City Star on May 8th, 1970
![trunk date](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2554/4158981240_717da311a1.jpg)
We spent some time reading all the different ads on this paper and being amazed at this little time capsule of history.
![trunk paper1](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2618/4158219271_428ba579fc.jpg)
If you can, try and read this first paragraph below....
![trunk paper2](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2752/4158982922_64455c0ce5.jpg)
Baked Ham for $3.00!!!!! Wow! And a child's dinner starts at $1.00!! I bet my brother and sister-in-law wish they could take Aliyah and Alyson out to eat for just a $1.00 each!
![trunk paper3](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2562/4158219925_2bb2e1bf1e.jpg)
Hey now, this is a PORTABLE TV set... they don't make 'em like they used to :-P
![trunk paper4](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2759/4158220249_62d23b1db0.jpg)
Another ad to show you the cost back in the 70's. 2 Large chicken breasts for $1.55!!
![trunk paper5](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4158983866_fabd975892.jpg)
Of course I couldn't bear to throw this paper away... maybe in another 40 years someone can find this paper at the bottom of this trunk and get as much amusement as we did.
Thanks for reading!
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